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Great! How much of this vac-sealed food would you like and how can I get these packages to you? Don't worry about doing housework for me. Perhaps you could "pay it forward" and come to a work party at…"

Come to the TW Fall Harvest Celebration membership meeting, meet other Transition members and celebrate the harvest. Kid friendly meeting, so the whole family is invited.Harvest Potluck- Bring food to share.Harvest Celebration- Bring instruments and drumsEntertainment- Pumpkin Carving: bring or buy at the coop (bring carving implements too in case we don't have enough to go around)Costumes are welcome- Prize awarded for the 'best' 'Animal Ears'Face Painting too!Did we say child friendly? Yes we…See More

To any carpenters/DIYers out there: I had a small chair from Uganda with a lion's face carved into it that broke. So now I have not a chair, but some chunks of potentially rare wood from Uganda -- no idea what kind it is, but you're welcome to reply and come check it out for use in any of your projects. The biggest piece (with the lion carving mostly intact) is about 1' x 2'.See More

Hi, I'm moving to a new house not far from where I currently live in the York district, and I'd like to borrow a bike trailer or something of the sort to move the majority of my my stuff (besides bed, dresser, etc) by bicycle. Anytime in the next two weeks is good, and I'd probably need it for three days or so. Willing to pay cash, buy you a meal, or play some jazz music for you. :)See More

The choice you are making today is what side are you on.-Tim DeChristopher​Bidder 70 centers on an extraordinary, ingenious and effective act of civil disobedience demanding government and industry accountability. In 2008, University of Utah economics student Tim DeChristopher committed an act which would redefine patriotism in our time, igniting a spirit of civil disobedience in the name of climate justice.​Follow Tim, Bidder 70, from college student to incarcerated felon. Redefine justice for…See More

Music, BBQ, Potluck and Painting PartyPut the date on your schedule for this yearly TW 'bash'. Meet other TW members, share food from your garden and celebrate!Location: Center For Local Self-Reliance (Park at the Fairhaven Park lot and its just a short walk to the CLSR site)If you want to join in the painting work party you might want to bring along a painting shirt! Extra paint brushes would be good too!Time: 1PM- 6PMPotluck at 3:30PM(A small number of BBQ grills will be available if you want…See More

Put Down the Fork. Pick Up the Shovel.Please join us as we kick off the new Community Resilience Chat series with Philip Ackerman-Leist, author of Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems. If you’re interested in the nuts and bolts of how to transform our toxic food system into one that's healthy, sustainable, equitable, and resilient, you’ll want to participate in this interactive online chat hosted by Post Carbon Institute's Executive Director Asher…See More

Saturday, June 22, noon-3pm with beer garden from 3-7 pm.Enjoy free food, live music, dancers, junk jugglers and a photo booth.Play wacky games for discounts or get creative at the Recycled Art Station.Find prizes in a Giveaway Treasure Hunt in the store.Beer garden runs from 3-7 with live music and exclusive giveaways! Get a free 15-minute custom consult on your project with the REvision Division.Music includes the Gallus Brothers, The Critical Mass Marching Band, Burke Mulvany and other local…See More

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My friend Julian told me about the UK beginnings and I pursued more information.

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Great! How much of this vac-sealed food would you like and how can I get these packages to you? Don't worry about doing housework for me. Perhaps you could "pay it forward" and come to a work party at Center for Local Self-Reliance or a Roving Work Party this spring (I'm on the Board of both CLSR and Sustainable Bellingham!)